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TIL Germany has seen an increase in co2 emissions after closing some of it’s nuclear power plants.

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rRX6w TIL the cars Oprah gave away during her famous "You get a car!" episode were donated by General Motors as a promotional stunt, and many of the 'winners' had to pay an additional $7,000 gift tax.
YGgW TIL there are only 8 active Wienermobiles in the United States and only college seniors who are about to graduate are eligible to become drivers.
xVEG0 TIL for millennia Autism and other sudden disabilities was explained by the Changeling folklore. A fairy or demon would steal a normal baby and replace them with their own child in disguise. The Changeling would cry, scream, not display social behavior, or just become completely unresponsive.
j6dxX TIL the Language with the largest dictionary by number of words is Tamil with 1,347,142 headwords followed by Korean with 1,149,538
R5Z97 TIL about plank roads. Existing as early as 4000BC they were used to allow foot, animal, and cart/wagon traffic across soft or unstable terrain.